(A) The following minimum standards, rules and regulations of the State Department of Public Health are adopted and made a part of this subchapter by reference:
(1) Minimum Standards, Rules and Regulations for the Licensing of Sheltered Care Facilities;
(2) Minimum Standards, Rules and Regulations for the Licensing of Skilled Nursing Facilities; and
(3) Minimum Standards, Rules and Regulations for the Licensing of Intermediate Care Facilities.
(B) Where there is a conflict in the standards, rules and regulations adopted in division (A) of this section and any provision of this subchapter, the stricter or higher standard, rule or regulation shall govern. Three copies of each of the minimum standards, rules and regulations are on file and have been on file for at least 15 days prior to the passage of the ordinance codified in this subchapter, for public inspection, use and examination.
(2000 Code, § 5.40.220)